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Inside this issue:

ChicFilA Calendar Card Info 2ChicFilA Order Form 3Parent Portal 4Box Top Competition 4Pink Out & Cluster Night 5Walk & Bike to School 6CREW T-Shirts 7Reading Season 8-9Health Careers Academy 10Sports Schedules 10Career Corner 11CATE’s Tour 11 Career Day 12Job Shadowing 12Individual Graduation Plans 13Counselor's Corner 14Friarsgate Basketball Info 15

Irmo Middle School6051 Wescott RoadColumbia, SC 29212(803) 476-3600

www.lexrich5.org/imsSchool Hours:

8:20 a.m.—

3:35 p.m.

If you have news for theBuzz, email Allison Redickat [email protected].

September 28, 20

Dates to Remember:

Tues 9/29 Volleyball Game 5:30 pm

@ Home vs. ChapinWed 9/30 Football Game 5:30 @

Home vs. Chapin District Vision &

Hearing ScreeningsThurs 10/1 Volleyball Game 5:30

@ Pleasant Hill

Parent/TeacherConferences:Thurs. 10/84-7:15 PM

Mon. 10/128:30-11:30 AM

The Buzz at Irmo Middle School

“Creating successful students for the challenges of tomorrow” Robert S. Jackson, Ed.S., Principal

[email protected] https://twitter.com/IMS_Principal

Science and Engineering

Dear Parents, is your job related toScience and Engineering? If so, wewould love for you to consider beinga guest presenter for the Irmo MiddleSchool Science Team. We will becompeting against other middleschools from South Carolina in 2016

Science Olympiad at Newberry Col-lege. Events range from Human Anat-omy to Robotics. Please visit the Sci-ence Olympiad website linked here toreview the wide variety of events of-fered. We will meet after school on Wednesdays and would love for you to join andhelp us prepare for the competition. Sincerely, IMS Science Team.https://www.soinc.org/2016_div_b_events.

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Unity Task Force is a student group working together topromote a peaceful school environment. Students haveopportunities for leadership roles, team building, servicelearning projects, and coordinating activities in the school topromote unity and enhance student knowledge related todiversity and inclusion of all.

Students interested please come see Mrs. Inabinet, School Counselor in theGuidance Office for an application, by Monday, September 28.

Dallas Bess

Audrey Johnson

Kendall Pressley

Kendall Smith

Dakota Bruccoli Ejaun Jones Sydney Rhue Jenna Stallings

Sophia Caley Meredith Joyner Faith Romero Rachel Stephens

Megan Cipolla Audrey Keller Star Romero Bryson Stutts

Noah Clarkson Janeria Latimer Calvary Romleski Meghna Subramanium

Danielle Eskridge Katie Little Tamia Simpkins Hannah Vaughan

Alinah Hajjaj Kyla McBeth Tanvi Singh Jada Washington

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Calendar Card Order Form

Only exact cash or check accepted.

Checks payable to IMS PTSO and include your child's name on the check.

Limited quanty available.

First come rst serve.

If you have any quesons please email them to [email protected].

Thank you for supporng the Irmo Middle School PTSO.


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We are well on our way with the 2015-16 school year. Students have established routines and are all workingon academic goals. Now is a great time for parents to check in with students and outline any areas of supportneeded. Interim reports were sent home with students on Friday, September 25. Review with students theirgrades and engage them in a discussion about what academic goals they have for the year. Have them set up aplan to reach those goals. If you or your student needs assistance from a School Counselor, please let us know.

If you have not set up your Parent Portal Account, come by the school bring your ID and someone at the frontdesk will be happy to assist you.

If you set up a Parent Portal account and have forgotten your password and or user name, click on the Having

trouble logging in link on the Parent Portal Login page. You will receive an email with instructions on how toreset your password and or user name.

If this does not resolve your issues, and you are still in need of assistance, please complete the Parent PortalAssistance Form. For other questions refer to the Parent Portal Guide for suggestions.

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All you have to do:

Bring in Box Tops to raise money for our school!

The CREW from each grade with the most by the end

of the quarter earns a prize!

Prizes (Choice of):

Choice of seating during lunch

First in line at lunch for a week

Eat lunch outside for a day

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Building CharacterThrough Community Meetings

The foundation of a successful ExpeditionaryLearning school is a community that brings outthe best in students and staff. As an EL school,

our learning climate is characterized by safety,kindness, joy in learning, and positive leadershipby all staff and students. We often set aside timeto celebrate both student academic growth andcharacter development. In that regard, we heldour first Crew Community Meeting yesterday tocelebrate the contributions of our students andCrew's. The purposes of our community meetingsare:

1. Build and celebrate school culture.

2. Consistently communicate core messages re-

garding school mission and vision.

3. Establish common rituals to connect every

member of the school community.

4. Positively frame and affirm the current

“moment” (whatever that moment may be for the school).

5. Set and maintain a positive, upbeat tone for staff and students.

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Dear Parents, CRE W T-Shirts Crew is an important part of The International Academic

Magnet at Irmo Middle. Students are known well and sup-ported by adults. Crew allows for relationship building,academic progress monitoring, and character develop-ment. Students build positive connections with their peersand with their crew leader.We are excited to offer students the opportunity to pur-chase Crew T-shirts this year! Each Crew has theirown color and Crew name printed on the back. Askyour child to explain the picture and caption and how itrelates to Crew.

Students and staff are encouraged to wear their Crew T-shirts during our monthly Community Meetings. Commu-nity Meetings are a common structure in Expeditionary Learning Schools that help to build a culture of pride,success and celebration in both academics and character. The best part is that parents are invited! Our nextcommunity meeting will be Thursday, October 15th 8:20-9:05am. We would LOVE to have you attend!

All T-shirt orders and payment will be due Tuesday, September 29th. T-shirts are $6 (cash only). T-shirtSizes include Youth: XS, S, M, L or XL and Adult: S, M, L, XL, 2XL or 3XL.

If you have any questions, please feel free to email or call me. Thanks so much for all you do to support yourchild. We are having an amazing start to the school year and are excited about the year ahead!

Jen Cook, Lead Magnet Teacher, [email protected], 476-3735


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Health Careers Academy8th Grade Medical Explorers Program

Mid Carolina is now recruing for the 2015-2016 Health Careers Academy

Deadline: September 30, 2015. Orientaon: October 27, 2015 at 6 PM

Locaon: Midlands Technical College Airport CampusSchedule: One Tuesday night a month from 6-8 PM starng in October

The South Carolina AHEC Health Careers Program works to increase the number of studentsentering the health professions in South Carolina. The Health Careers Program (HCP) is designed to promoteresiliency, improve overall academic success and foster a sense of purpose in the student parcipants. It pro-vides students with a praccal link between academic studies and preparaon for the parcipaon in the work-force. The South Carolina AHEC Health Careers Academy (HCA) is a health career exploraon experience. Acviesdemonstrang the use of communicaons, math and science make up the curriculum specically designed forfuture health professions students of South Carolina. The 8

th Grade Curriculum includes Leadership, Career Ex-

ploraon, Study Skills & Networking, Resume Set-Up & Development and 10 hours of Service Learning. Parcipants will enhance so skills that will prove useful in the professional world while broadening theirknowledge of health professions, networking with praccing health professionals, AND creang a project thatwill introduce younger students to careers in health. Parcipaon hours will be applied to South Carolina AHECHCA service learning hours, and can be classied as “volunteer experience” on college and job applicaons. For an applicaon or more informaon contact Allison Redick, Career Specialist at IMS, [email protected] or(803)476-3668.

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Welcome to the IMS Career Corner!

Allison Redick, Career Specialist

Welcome to the Irmo Middle School Career Corner! My name is Allison Redick, the Career Specialist at Irmo

Middle School. In my role as Career Specialist, I will be assisng all IMS students in career awareness and explo-

raon.

Who am I? Where am I Going? How do I get There?

We hope with parents, teachers and counselors, we will help students begin to explore these quesons and star

seng goals and looking at their future career opons. By starng this process early, students will be able todiscover their interests and hopefully be lucky enough to nd careers they will enjoy! Your career is all the edu-

caon, training, and jobs you have during your enre life. As a middle school student, they will need to plan for

high school and their career aer high school. We want students to know it is okay to change theirs minds as

they learn more about themselves, school, and work. In fact, surveys says, that their generaon might have 8-1

careers in their lifeme. While at IMS, students will have

many opportunies to start exploring through self assessments, speakers, eld trips, Career Day, Job Shadowing

acvies and lessons during the year.

CATE’s Center Tour

8th Graders to tour the D5 Center for Advanced

Technical Studies

During the month of October, all 8th graders are en-

couraged to take advantage of the opportunity to visit

the Center for Advanced Technical Studies in our District. The Center oers 18 programs of study. Students

will be led through the Center by CATE student ambassadors to see the many excing programs being oered at

the high school level at the Center. Your 8th grade student will be given a leer about the eld trip and permis-

sion form mid-September. Please return the signed permission form by Oct. 16th. This experience is free for all

students. Below are the assigned dates for each team:

Monday, October 26: Team Navigators 9-11:30 AM

Friday, October 30: Team Antarcca 9-11:30 AM

Chaperone’s Needed: Parents/Guardians, if you are interested in helping chaperone students on this trip,please contact, Allison Redick, at 803-476-3668 or [email protected].


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Career Day at IMS November 20

th, 8:30-10:30 AM

November is Naonal Career Month. The month is

designed to highlight the importance of lifelong ca-

reer development and the personal empowerment ofall people. It also gives us another opportunity to

show students how what they learn in school is relat-

ed to the skills they will need in the workplace.

On Friday, November 20th

from 8:30-10:30 AM, IMS

will be hosng Career Day. All students will have the

opportunity to listen to mulple speakers from various career paths.

Parents, if you are willing to share you career experiences with our students on Career Day, we wouldappreciate your parcipaon in this program. Please contact Allison Redick at 803- 476-3668 or email at ared-

[email protected].

Job ShadowingOctober 23, 2015 - April 22, 2016 Job Shadowing is a great me for your student to explore the world of

work. Job Shadowing gives students an opportunity to see that the skills

they learn in school are related to the skills they will need in the work-

place. Job Shadowing is considered a short-term experience to introduce a student to a parcular job by a one-

on-one pairing of a student with an employee in a work environment. The student “shadows” the worker up to

one day to beer understand the requirements of a parcular career. All students are encouraged to parcipat

in this acvity.

Important Informaon:1. Students and their parents/guardians will make arrangements for the student to shadow a parent/guardian,

friend, relave or another person in a career of interest at the work site to include Transportaon. This Job

Shadowing opportunity is oered in lieu of Take-Your-Daughter/Son To-Work Day and Groundhog Shadow-

ing Day.

2. Students are only eligible to have ONE day per school year for this acvity. Job Shadowing can be completed

in a couple of hours, an enre day, weekends and/or holidays.

3. Students provide their own lunch during shadowing,

4. Students should demonstrate punctuality, honesty, good grooming habits, appropriate dress and willingness

to learn.

5. Students serve as an observer, not a worker.

6. Students are not permied to shadow teachers at Irmo Middle School or Crossroads Middle School.

7. Any school work missed as a result of being absent for shadowing is the responsibility of the student.

If interested, please have your student contact Allison Redick, Career Specialist to pick up a packet or go to our

IMS Website under the Guidance Department/Career Specialist to print a packet. Also, if you need assistance fo

a parcular career to job shadow please contact Allison Redick @ 803- 476-3668 or email: [email protected]


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What are Individual

Graduaon Plans (IGP)?

The Economic Development Act (EEDA) was passed in 2005. The implementaon of this law was designed to

beer prepare yourself for what you want to do aer high school and to help you and your parents/guardians

make informed decisions about your educaon and future. The core of this law is the idea of planning. You,

along with your parent, will begin to create an IGP in the 8th

grade as you prepare to enter the high school. Dur-

ing this me, you will select a cluster of study as you map out courses to take in high school. A career cluster is a

way of organizing classes around an occupaonal group. Each year in high school, you will review your IGP with

guidance counselor and changes can be made based on your interest.

The Guidance Department will be scheduling the IGP meengs for 8th

graders. You will receive a leer in the

mail over the next few of months which will have a scheduled appointment me. This meeng will allow your

student to choose a cluster of study. This plan can be changed and will be re-visited each year during registra-

on. If you have a conict or unable to aend the assigned appointment me, please contact Allison Redick at

803-476-3668 or email at [email protected].

Tips for Parents

In helping your child

chose a Career path:

Start young. Develop career awareness by discuss-ing career opportunies when reading books and

newspapers, watching television and observing

worksites.

Support you child’s eorts to assess his or her own

interests, aptudes, values and work styles.

Share your job experiences. A child delights in hearing about his or her parents’ jobs.

Encourage parcipaon in job shadowing and internship opportunies.

Help your child understand the value and importance of his or her academic courses for success in a future

career.

6. Advise your child that there is more than one educaon pathway to a good job. More than 50% of the fast-

est growing jobs require an associate’s degree. There are a variety of routes to success: on the job training,

technical college, four year college, apprenceships or the military.


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Today’s young people are living in an excing me, with an increasingly diverse society,

new technologies, and expanding opportunies. To help ensure that they are prepared to

become the next generaon of parents, workers, leaders, and cizens, every student

needs support, guidance, and opportunies during adolescence, a me of rapid growth

and change. Early adolescents face unique and diverse challenges, both personally and

developmentally, that have an impact on academic achievement.

Middle school counselors are professional educators with a mental health perspecve who understand and re

spond to the challenges presented by today’s diverse student populaon. Middle school counselors do not wor

in isolaon; rather they are integral to the total educaonal program. They provide proacve leadership that en

gages all stakeholders in the delivery of programs and services to help students achieve success in school. Pro

fessional school counselors align with the school’s mission to support the academic achievement of all student

as they prepare for the ever-changing world of the 21st century.

~ American School Counselor Associaon

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